Ashby

Staff Platform Engineer, UK

Ashby4 months ago
Location

UK

Workplace

Remote

Type

Full Time

Salary

GBP 138,000 – 224,000

Level

Staff

Role

Platform Engineer

Posted

Nov 14, 2025

Full TimeRemoteStaff

The role

Summary

Ashby is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to help scale their innovative talent acquisition software platform. The role involves building robust infrastructure, optimizing system performance, and creating developer tools that enable the engineering team to deliver high-quality software efficiently and securely.

What you'll do

Infrastructure Optimization: Scale and optimize Ashby's cloud infrastructure to support rapid company growth and increasing customer demands
Developer Tooling: Create and improve developer tools that enhance productivity, reduce complexity, and streamline the development process
Security and Reliability: Implement automated guardrails for data security, privacy, and system reliability across the platform
Performance Engineering: Optimize database performance, implement event-driven architectures, and develop robust monitoring and observability solutions
Platform Architecture: Design and implement infrastructure-as-code solutions that support scalable, secure, and efficient software delivery

What we look for

Technical

Infrastructure as CodeStrong experience with infrastructure automation and declarative infrastructure management
Cloud TechnologiesExtensive knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructure and services
Programming SkillsProficient in writing production-level code, with comfort in multiple programming paradigms
System DesignAdvanced understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization

Education

Computer ScienceBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Experience

Platform EngineeringProven track record of building infrastructure at a growth-stage startup or scaling technology company
Reliability EngineeringExperience implementing SLOs, SLIs, and creating robust monitoring and alerting systems

Skills

Required skills

TypeScriptStrong TypeScript programming skills for backend and frontend development
SQLAdvanced SQL skills for data modeling and performance optimization
KubernetesExperience with Kubernetes cluster management and configuration

Nice to have

GraphQLExperience with Apollo GraphQL and building robust API infrastructures
Data WarehousingKnowledge of modern data warehouse architectures and event-driven data pipelines

Compensation & benefits

Salary

GBP 138,000 – 224,000 (annual)

Stock options

Available

Benefits

Equity

Competitive stock options with a 10-year exercise window

Paid Time Off

Unlimited PTO with active encouragement to take time off

Parental Leave

Minimum 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Equipment Budget

Generous budget for work equipment, software, and office furniture

Professional Development

$100/month education budget with additional support for conferences

Health Insurance

High-quality supplemental health insurance fully covered for employee and dependents

Interview process

  1. 1
    Initial Screening — Introduction call with Hiring Manager (15-30 minutes)
  2. 2
    Technical Screen — Pair programming session in the actual codebase (1 hour)
  3. 3
    Final Interviews — Three non-coding interviews focusing on technical design, debugging, and infrastructure (3 hours 15 minutes)
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Ashby

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Ashby offers an all-in-one recruiting platform designed to streamline and optimize the hiring process for modern teams. The company provides a comprehensive suite of tools, including an applicant tracking system, advanced scheduling automation, recruitment analytics, and candidate relationship management. Ashby's mission is to empower businesses to attract, engage, and hire top talent more efficiently through integrated and powerful technology. It operates within the human resources technology market, serving companies looking to enhance their talent acquisition strategies. The platform helps organizations manage every stage of their recruitment pipeline from sourcing to offer.

San Francisco, USAFounded 2020ashbyhq.com

Tech Stack

Languages
TypeScriptNode.js
Frameworks
ReactApollo GraphQL
Databases
PostgresRedis
Tools
DatadogSentry
Other
AWS
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